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Melissa Seifman

Digital Education: Web 2.0: Are School Principals Falling Behind? - 0 views

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web2.0 socialnetworking education

shared by Melissa Seifman on 15 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Unless keeping up with tech trends is made a high priority by the administrator, I can see how keeping up with it all would quickly fall by the wayside because of other, more important priorities
  • I do think that principals should keep up with technology mainly because luddite principals cannot possibly show the value of technology applications in the classroom if they are so deskilled themselves
  • Administrators could subscribe to one useful blog, such as Instructify, http://blogs.learnnc.org/instructify, and read it on a regular basis. In today's day and age it's easy to access information quickly
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  • more services that are provided as open source/free, since they are quickly becoming a necessity in the online world to exchange information and ideas.
  • The most important thing to teach a student is the desire to learn and discover. With that they can become a better learner. WHY?--because they are truly engaged as they are learning, researching, etc.
  • I find it more important to teach a student how to learn efficiently
  • the intelligent use of technology
  • It's not the same world anymore, and fighting it is only stealing opportunities away from our children. They need to learn what will help them succeed, not learn what we learned because we want them to be like us
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 15 Apr 09
       
      We are all aware these are not 'quick fix super tools' where the studenst will become instantly bright. But if it's a technology the students can use to problem solve, research, collaborate as if they were in the 'real' world, we are doing them a disservice by not teaching them how to use them intelligently, and giving them opportunities to do so.
  • By learning how to get the answers for something they already care about finding the answers to, they'll have the tools to do research for their paper when it occurs to them that it's time to do what they "gotta do" and complete their paper on time.
  • Melissa Seifman on 15 Apr 09
     
    Katie Ash is a writer and Web producer for Digital Directions and a co-author of Education Week's "Motivation Matters" blog. Kathleen Kennedy Manzo has been covering curriculum and standards for Education Week since 1996, including federal, state, and local policies, instructional materials, and teaching practices.
Melissa Seifman

ClassTools.net: Create interactive flash tools / games for education - 0 views

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educationaltools web2.0

shared by Melissa Seifman on 13 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Melissa Seifman on 13 Mar 09
     
    Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge!Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge!
Charles Brads

Educational Leadership:Giving Students Ownership of Learning:Springing into Active Lear... - 0 views

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learning education

shared by Charles Brads on 25 Nov 08 - Cached
  • Belief 1: The rules of a classroom and a content area are based on what the teacher wants.
  • Belief 2: What the teacher wants me to say is more important than what I want to say.
  • Belief 3: The point of an assignment is to get it done.
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  • Belief 4: Once an assignment is finished, it's off the to-do list.
  • Belief 5: If I make a mistake, my job is to replace it with the right answer.
  • Belief 6: I feel proud of my work only if I receive a good grade.
  • Belief 7: Speed is synonymous with intelligence.
  • Belief 8: Once I get too far behind, I can never catch up.
  • Belief 9: What I'm learning in school doesn't have much to do with my life—but it isn't supposed to—it's school.
  • To what extent do the classroom rules encourage the "neatness" of compliant behavior instead of the inherent messiness of engagement?
  • To what extent do scoring tools over-reward students for packaging their work and underreward the quality of thinking?
  • To what extent do school staff members "save" students from having to struggle?
  • To what extent do students revise work?
  • To what extent has the pace of the curriculum compromised the opportunity to go more deeply into the discipline?
  • Charles Brads on 25 Nov 08
     
    How students' beliefs work against active learning.
Melissa Seifman

When Young Teachers Go Wild on the Web - 0 views

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socialnetworking teachers privacy

shared by Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08 - Cached
  • Do the risque pages matter if teacher performance is not hindered and if students, parents and school officials don't see them? At what point are these young teachers judged by the standards for public officials?
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08
       
      I think this is a valid question to ask, especially if the school is developing a policy to cover use of social networking if their school is represented
  • "I know that employers will look at that page, and I need to be more careful," said Webster, adding that other Prince William teachers have warned her about her page. "At the same time, my work and social lives are completely separate. I just feel they shouldn't take it seriously. I am young. I just turned 22."
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08
       
      Hmm... then the wise decision would be to have a work and a social site that are also completely separate....
  • Local school officials say they have no policies concerning social networking pages or blogs kept by teachers. But they said that online improprieties would fall under general guidelines requiring proper behavior in and outside school and that sketchy Web sites would be handled case by case.
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08
       
      I'm not sure that's enough. In this new digital age, the virtual identies established by social networking sites, gaming sites, and so one, should conform to some kind of code of conduct established by the school - similar to the code of conduct established by IMB at http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research_projects.nsf/pages/virtualworlds.IBMVirtualWorldGuidelines.html. I think each school should be including something similar in their guidelines for both teachers and students, especially if their school is going to be mentioned in any way on these sites...
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  • Teachers caught with inappropriate Web sites could get a suspension for a first-time offense, said Michael Simpson, assistant general counsel for the National Education Association, a teachers union with more than 3 million members. If they can prove that no one at school complained about the page, then they might prevail in a personnel dispute "because there would be no evidence of any real or potential harm to the students or school," he said.
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08
       
      If they can prove no one complained about the page then they MIGHT prevail in a personnel dispute. Again, I go back to my previous comment - clarify the policies for what is appropriate/inappropriate in this new digital age. Teachers are people who are entitled to a social life - if their social life in no way references the school, workplace, job, etc. - why hold them accountable? And - if the teacher truly feels that posting such things on their social site is acceptable, then they should be very careful to make that site private or someone keep others from clearly recognizing the teacher as associated with that school..
  • Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08
     
    Interesting read for this new virtual world. What are your comments?
Melissa Seifman

Google For Educators - 0 views

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ProfessionalDevelopment

shared by Melissa Seifman on 24 Nov 08 - Cached
  • Melissa Seifman on 24 Nov 08
     
    Is there someone who has been to this academy that could comment on it?
Melissa Seifman

Motika's Home Page - 0 views

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blogs

shared by Melissa Seifman on 17 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Melissa Seifman on 17 Feb 09
     
    A blog by an educator that demonstrates instead of tells how to use a blog in your classroom
Melissa Seifman

Web 2.0 Guru - Resourses - 0 views

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web2.0 resources

shared by Melissa Seifman on 06 May 09 - No Cached
  • Melissa Seifman on 06 May 09
     
    Awesome list of web tools fir Educators!
Melissa Seifman

K12 Online Conference 2008 | Prove It "Using Online Argument Role-Play to Foster Lear... - 0 views

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shared by Melissa Seifman on 09 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Melissa Seifman on 09 Apr 09
     
    powerful argument for using wiki's and blogs for educational role play. Includes examples
Charles Brads

Using Challenging Concepts To Learn Promotes Understanding Of New Material - 0 views

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education

shared by Charles Brads on 05 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Charles Brads on 05 Dec 08
     
    While most teachers progress from easier topics to more advanced ones, that may not always be the best approach, according to a new study.
Jared McLear

Wikis in the Classroom - SlideShare - 0 views

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wiki web2.0 education presentation

shared by Jared McLear on 16 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Jared McLear on 16 Dec 08
     
    A slideshow presentation on why to use a wiki in the classroom.
Charles Brads

Purdue study: Hands-on learning better | www.jconline.com | Journal and Courier - 0 views

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Learning education science

shared by Charles Brads on 02 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Charles Brads on 02 Feb 09
     
    Youngsters taught science in classes where the goal was to design and build a device to perform a specific task scored significantly higher on a final test than students who got traditional classroom instruction
Melissa Seifman

2¢ Worth » What Does a 21st Century School Look Like? - 0 views

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21stCenturySchools

shared by Melissa Seifman on 14 Jan 09 - Cached
  • The central theme of our BBQ flavored conversation was t he challenge of getting reluctant teachers to buy in to the spirit and practice of a 21st century school.  Since the principal was at the table, I suggested that the use of digital networked content be part of the evaluation expectations for teachers, and that it needed to go much MUCH deeper than just saying, “We want you to do one technology-infused unit this year.”  I suggested that all relics of learning and teaching that are shared, must be digital.
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 14 Jan 09
       
      I totally agree. A 21st century school, and instructors integrate real technology into their lessons. It is no longer sufficient to call a lesson with internet research and use of powerpoint or other office tools a "technology" lesson.
  • Students would be working, but in the same spirit of the work they engage in when playing many of the video games that they spend time with. Their work would be such that they are constantly asking questions, and are in constant need of information and collaborative arrangements for inventing solutions
  • They will also need to dedicate much time to responding to discussion forums, occasional synchronous chat sessions, grading projects, and maintaining their online classrooms.
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 14 Jan 09
       
      Online classrooms are a must I think.. Today's students are to be much more interested and engaged by online learning environments than traditional text-book/lecture based ones because they have literally grown up in it. Their way of thinking has changed.
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  • Libraries will be filled with computers or Kindles rather than books. It will be hard to find the teachers since the students will be directing their own education
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 14 Jan 09
       
      Yes! Students having a buy in to what they are learning...Librarys that are no longer book and magazine repositories, but rich media centers with many different real technologies available... We'll just forget the part about.. *cough* funding the technology...
  • When the community looks at the school, they see learning — not a school.
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 14 Jan 09
       
      I especially love the last quote of this highlight - when the community looks at a school, they see learning - not a school. Communities need to be able to be just as activily involved..
  • Students don’t think of 21century learning - they live it
Charles Brads

12 skills that workers need - Kansas City Star - 0 views

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employability education

shared by Charles Brads on 08 Dec 08 - Cached
  • 5. Forgive others and believe that others are well intentioned.
  • 5. Forgive others and believe that others are well intentioned.
  • Charles Brads on 08 Dec 08
     
    12 skills that workers need12 skills that workers need
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